Redshift Evolution of the Merger Fraction of Galaxies in CDM Cosmologies

Details Redshift Evolution of the Merger Fraction of Galaxies in CDM Cosmologies Redshift Evolution of the Merger Fraction of Galaxies in CDM Cosmologies

2001-05-22

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0105383v2

Astrophys.J. 561 (2001) 517-520

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

9 pages, 3 figures, submitted to ApJ, referee's comments and one additional figure added

Scientific paper

10.1086/323382

We use semi-analytical modelling of galaxy formation to study the redshift evolution of the galaxy merger fractions and merger ratesin Lambda CDM and quintessence (QCDM) cosmologies, their dependence on physical parameters as the environment, the merger timescale, the way major mergers are defined, and the minimum mass of objects taken into account. We find that for a given final halo mass the redshift dependence of the merger fraction F_mg and the resulting merger rate can be fitted well by a power law for redshifts z <= 1. The normalization F_{mg}(0) and the slope m depend on the final halo mass. For a given merger timescale t_merg and an assumed maximum mass ratio R_major for major mergers, F_mg(0) and m depend exponentially on each other. The slope m depends logarithmically on the ratio of the final halo mass and the minimum halo mass taken into account. In addition, the local normalization F_{mg}(0) increases for larger R_{major} while m decreases. We compare the predicted merger fractionwith recent observations and find that the model cannot reproduce both the merger index and the normalization at the same time. In general the model underestimates F_{mg}(0) and m by a factor of 2.

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